Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust cares for 97 Covid-19 patients in hospital

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust was caring for 97 coronavirus patients in hospital as of Tuesday, figures show.

NHS England data shows the number of people being treated in hospital for Covid-19 by 8am on September 21 was up from 91 on the same day the previous week.

The number of beds at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust occupied by people who tested positive for Covid-19 decreased by 16% in the last four weeks – 28 days ago, there were 116.

Across England there were 5,142 people in hospital with Covid as of September 21, with 145 of them in mechanical ventilation beds.

The number of Covid-19 patients hospitalised nationally has decreased by 18% in the last four weeks, while the number on mechanical ventilators has decreased by 3%.

The figures also show that 44 new Covid patients were admitted to hospital in Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in the week to September 19. This was up from 21 in the previous seven days.